Welcome to the course and thank you for joining us! Meet your coach, Jessie Kasper IAABC-ADT, FDM, FFCP, PNCC!

Recognize the signs that your dog is feeling stressed, fearful, and uncertain as we explore things like body language and trigger stacking. This will help to increase physical and emotional safety for everyone.

Breaking down canine body language in footage of viral trends! TRIGGER WARNING: dogs in this video are upset!

Learn how to avoid resource guarding behaviors or stop them from getting worse. This lesson focuses on common myths, the do’s and don’ts, body language, and training protocols to keep you safe.

Whether you’re dealing with over-excitement, stranger danger, fear, or a dog who is otherwise conflicted emotionally around guests, these training methods are easy and reduce stress. Many dog bites happen accidentally during greetings!

Keep yourself safe when greeting new dogs and make friends faster! This simple method can give you a lot of feedback about how dogs are feeling during greetings.

Children make up half the population of reported bite cases. Learn how to help children and dogs make the correct choices around eachother.

See the difference between an improper vs a proper greeting while a former board and train dog meets Jessie’s husband and then her 9-year-old child.

Bernie is a Staffordshire Terrier that has made some poor choices during greetings, due to fear and inappropriate pressure from guests. This has resulted in a number of nips to guests. Implementing a proper greeting protocol using safe spaces, leash management, and simple patterns during greetings has made all the difference for him!

Is it a training problem or a health problem? Many medical issues can be mistaken for stress and behaviors can look extremely similar - or the same!

What factors in a household help or hinder a prognosis? Knowing common pitfalls can help you avoid them and increase your success rates with training. What does success really look like in behavior modification training?

A final note to you and a link to download all visual resources for FREE!